Sunday, September 18, 2005

Candidate profile: Robert J. 'Bob'Molloy: Kenai City Council
Residence: 513 Ash Ave.
Mail address: 110 South Willow St., Suite 101, Kenai, AK 99611
Contacts: 283-7373
Age: 52
Years in Kenai: 23
Family: Wife, Kristine Schmidt, and one child
Occupation: Attorney, small business owner
Education: Bachelor's degree from Tufts University, law degree from Boston University School of Law
Previous elected office: Kenai Parks and Recreation Commission (2005-present), law clerk in the Alaska Court System (1980)
Organizations: Past board member of Peninsula Home Health Care Inc. and LeeShore Center, past fund-raising committee member of United Way

Robert Molloy: Kenai City Council
As a 23-year City of Kenai resident, I value our City and the opportunity to contribute as a member of the Kenai City Council. I am willing to listen and work for you ...

Scott Walden: Kenai City Council
Though I've been in public service for over 25 years I've never held a political office. As fire chief, politics certainly became a part of the job.

Candidates eye Kenai 1-year seat
Editor's note: The following is the first in a series of stories focusing on the upcoming municipal elections Oct. 4. Candidate columns and answers to a Clarion questionnaire can be found on pages A-4 and A-5 in today's paper. Tomorrow's coverage will focus on candidates for two three-year seats on the Kenai council.

Cow moose killer hunted
Troopers with the Alaska Bureau of Wildlife Enforcement are trying to find out who shot a cow moose in the neck and left it to die off of Marathon Road on Thursday morning.
When troopers arrived at the scene, near the "S" curve near the large gravel pit on the south side of the road, they found the moose down but still alive and suffering.

Pebble prospects looking good
The howling winds buffeting the light helicopter heading out of Iliamna across the Newhalen River on its way to Northern Dynasty Mines' Pebble Project site should cause no pause.
"The more air under the rotor, the better," NDM's Chief Operating Officer Bruce Jenkins comments over the cabin intercom.

Produce prince
Shoppers at the Safeway store in Kenai may have found a recent addition to the produce section hard to miss  especially with their shopping carts.

Voices of the Clarion: Reporter quite able to spend his PFD
Don't spend my Permanent Fund Dividend check for me. I can do it just fine, thank you.
Why is it that ever since I moved up here from the Lower 48, it seems people have their sights set on my Permanent Fund Dividend check? Heck, it started before I was even eligible to receive one.

Foraging for fungus
The weather was typical for the late summer, early fall kind of a day that it was.

Around the Peninsula
Power outage put peninsula in the dark
Family story time scheduled
KWF plans appreciation party
Puppet show planned
Junior Miss seeks volunteers
Kennel club classes planned
Swim classes available
Popcorn fund-raiser begins

Canine cleaning season
The wet weather that is so common after the autumnal equinox is already upon us.
Seemingly perpetual precipitation, huge holes of mud and puddles of all proportions are common at this time of year, and the subsequent mess they cause can be a major inconvenience, particularly with regard to pet owners.

My best friend
Elmer the Third, a Boston terrier puppy owned by Ed and Nikki Pearson of Kasilof, loves to cuddle up with stuffed animals for a quick nap.

Kenai Central cows Service
Bill Chimphalee and the Kenai Central High School football team dismantled Service High School Saturday, defeating the Cougars 50-0 in a nonconference game on the Anchorage Football Stadium turf.

Kenai netters topple Panthers
Kenai Central's Samantha Calderwood served the final five points of the decisive fifth game to pull out a 3-2 comeback win over the Skyview Panthers Saturday at Kenai in Northern Lights Conference action.

Giants' Bonds realistic that his career is winding down
SAN FRANCISCO  Barry Bonds used to commit any spare time before games to lifting weights, working meticulously to build up his leg strength for long nights of standing in left field and on the basepaths following his many walks.

Cross country (and water) meet
Though the steady rain of the past few days had finally let up by the time racing started, it was still a day for mudders at Saturday's Kenai Peninsula Borough Cross Country Championships at Tsalteshi Trails.

Mosley, Barrera get wins
LAS VEGAS (AP)  Shane Mosley was anything but sweet. He was a winner, though, with his sights set on bigger things.